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Bath 10 Leinster 17

Bath’s Champions Cup hopes were all but extinguished at the Rec as a controversial health and safety ban on Leinster flags at the stadium failed to dampen the Irish province’s spirits.

There was a potential injury scare for England too with Bath wing Joe Cokanisaga limping off with a leg injury in the final minute, having earlier escaped a card for a dangerous tackle on Leinster scrum-half Luke McGrath.

Cokanisaga could yet be cited for the incident in the 63rd minute, with Bath’s director of rugby Todd Blackadder admitting the 21 year-old had been “probably a bit lucky to dodge a card”.

Bath officials had sparked a row on Twitter before the kick-off by confiscating...